Research on Organizational Pro-Environmental Values and Its Impact on Employees' Pro-environmental Behavior

Abstract

Abstract: Based on the perspective of integration of espoused and enacted values, this paper combines qualitative and quantitative research methods to develop the structure of organizational pro-environmental values in the local context of China. The results show that the structure of pro-environmental values of Chinese organizations includes six dimensions: ecological respect, public responsibility, energy conservation and emission reduction, moral self-discipline, face needs and benevolence and altruism. Based on the analysis of 688 data of employees in Chinese enterprises, it is concluded that the “espoused-enacted” pro-environmental value matching is positively related to the pro-environmental behavior of employees in the public and private sphere. This study not only improves the research system of organizational pro-environmental values, but also enriches the theory of organizational values. At the same time, it provides content direction for the construction of organizational pro-environmental values system in China.

Key words: organizational espoused pro-environmental values, organizational enacted pro-environmental values, employees’ pro-environmental behavior

Lu Hui, Zou Jiaxing, Chen Hong, Liu Yan, Long Ruyin. Research on Organizational Pro-Environmental Values and Its Impact on Employees' Pro-environmental Behavior[J]. Management Review, 2021, 33(4): 225-235.

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